I am so excited to be here as part of Altenew’s first Crafty Friends Blog Hop, and this is huge! We are already on our second day of hopping and you should have arrived here from the amazing land of Sandy Allnock!
And if you have a minute….
My little crafty story, how I got ‘on-the-line’… Continue reading
Today at the Altenew Blog I decided to get out the Embossing Powders and have some fun! And I have two easy techniques to Continue reading
Welcome back, it’s time for the new challenge at Scrapbook Boutique, that means it’s also time for a blog hop… so of course more wonderful prizes to be won! Today you should have arrived here from Continue reading
This month Altenew is introducing Build-A-Flower: Rose. This is a 6×8 stamp set with coordinating dies so you can easily create your Continue reading
It’s time to ‘Gimme 5’ at Penny Black and today I have decided to focus on Continue reading
It’s time to ‘Gimme 5’ at Penny Black and today I have decided to focus on some beautiful floral stamps and we are going to be Continue reading
I have a simple shaker card to share today using some fab products from an Australian stamp company called Continue reading
Welcome back, it’s time for the new challenge at Scrapbook Boutique, that means it’s also time for a blog hop… so of course more wonderful prizes to Continue reading
Today I have something a little different, it’s time for a Quick Tip video – By Request, on how to Continue reading
Today I have two more cards using some fun products from Neat & Tangled, this is my last post as Guest Designer… I can’t believe how quickly this month has flown by.
My focus today is the Floral Heart stamp set and matching die and the video is a little longer than usual as I filmed both cards, almost in production line style.
You can see my video here or Watch it in HD at Youtube.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5bHTEt5vM0]
I had to use the Awesome die again, but this time I made it all gold and shiny!
For the remaining sentiments I used the My Favorite Nut stamp set.
I love that the Floral Heart die can be separated, what a genius idea!
I would just like to say a big Thank You to Neat & Tangled I have thoroughly enjoyed my time as Guest Designer this month!
Other Supplies: Copics 0 / G20,24,40,43 / R02,22. Zigs – Pale Green / Olive Green. Tombow Markers 873 / 885. Cardstock – Recycled / MFT – Sno Cone / Blu Raspberry / Insulation Pink.
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Today I have a very clean and simple design to share. I used one of the cute Penny Black hedgehogs to sit on top of a sentiment that was discarded from a previous card…. and I didn’t want to put it aside because you already know that I would never use it, so while I’m motivated I’m using it!
You can see my video here or Watch it in HD at Youtube.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Knu2-xFAKG4]
Hope you enjoyed my video today, I’ll be back again real soon. Hugs,
Other Supplies: Copics – 0 / Y06 / T0,2 / RV00,10 / R11 / BG000,11 / E25,29,33,40,43,44,50,59,97.
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It’s Friday and time for my second Guest Design post at Neat & Tangled. I’m seriously having so much fun with these stamps and dies that I couldn’t stop at just one card, so I made two!
You can see the video of my first card here or Watch it in HD at Youtube.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ox1m90HOvM]
I think I was channeling my inner Laura Bassen today… (I wish lol.) Smooshing, grey background, cas, bright colours!
I used mostly the same products on both cards and kept them clean & simple, but love that they are still different
Looking forward to seeing you again next Friday with some more Neat & Tangled fun, the products that I used today are listed below. Hugs
Smooshed Sentiment – Other Supplies: Cardstock – AC – Smoke. Copics – 0 / W0,2 / R00 / E40,42,43,44 / T0. Copics – R05. Fun Foam – dark brown Cardstock – American Crafts – Smoke. Paper Pad – Simple Stories SN@P! wood & notebook basics.
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Today I have an extra special collaboration video with Olga Direktorenko. She creates the most amazing papercraft projects with a focus on die cutting and her blog is called Building Your World (what a perfect name)!
The focus today was water lilies and the Lotus set from Altenew was an obvious choice for me.
You can see my video here or Watch it in HD at Youtube.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuNsBONBXvA]
And of course don’t forget to head over to visit Olga, you can see her amazing video HERE!
Other Supplies: Copic Markers – 0 / BV00, 02,04 / YG00,03,17. Mister Hueys Mist – Silver.
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This week is MASSIVE, it’s Altenew’s 3rd Anniversary and you already know that they know how to celebrate in style as well as give you the opportunity to WIN too, but more about that later.
Today it’s time for the Card Design Team to hop and we are so lucky to be joined by some incredibly talented papercrafters, you should have arrived here from Jennifer McGuires blog, and she never fails to inspire! (scroll down for the full hop list)
Here are some of my Altenew faves….
So… In keeping with the party atmosphere I thought it would be fun to create a fun set of cards using some of the mini stamp sets from Altenew, and these Fair themed images seemed perfect!
I used the Splash of Color set to create a bright background for the Carousel and Ferris Wheel images.
The background here was ink blended through the Halftone Stencil and the sentiment was die cut with the Inline Alpha die set.
Here I stamped a Carousel background and heat embossed the sentiment from the Celebrate Stamp Set.
and finally a more graphic style design using some cardstock from the New Day Card Kit with the Carousel and Ferris Wheel images. Scroll down for the video link.
You can see my video here or Watch it in HD at Youtube.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uGZgy2LaFP8]
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Prizes
Altenew is giving away $50 gift certificates to FIVE lucky winners. There are also 12 awesome companies who are celebrating with us, and they are offering the following prizes:
Be sure to leave comments by Tuesday, April 25, 2017 at 11:59 PM EDT for a chance to win! 21 WINNERS will be chosen at random from the comments left on any of the blogs listed below and will be announced on the Altenew blog on April 28th, 2017.
Blog Hop Order
Altenew
Debby Hughes
Stephanie Buice
Svitlana Shayevich
Jennifer McGuire
Therese Calvird
Carissa Wiley
Pretty Pink Posh
Meghann Andrew
Nicole Picadura
Virginia Lu
From here you are off to visit the fantabulous Carissa Wiley (told you there was some incredible papercrafters on this hop)! Have fun hopping!
Other Supplies:
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Today at the Altenew Blog I have a focus post featuring the new Extra Special stamp set. That means three different cards using this set as well as a video which you can find linked below.
For my first card I created a stamped background with the main flower image from the Extra Special stamp set and then for the sentiment I couldn’t help myself but I just had to get out the Bold Alphabet dies (sorry Wida) and I used one of the new cardstocks, this one is the Deep Iris and isn’t it pretty!
and did you see that I had the Ink Sprays out again….. I used Soft Lilac, Lavender Fields and Frayed Leaf to create my background.
For my second card I also used the Halftone Stencil and the Artist Markers to create a more classic ‘Mother’s Day’ design.
My final card (and video) was probably the easiest and funnest, I created a subtle background for the Thank You die which I made all shimmery…. but you can watch the whole process on video if you scroll just a little further on.
You can see my video here or Watch it in HD at Youtube.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ws6Kq4oJ19I]
You can find all the products I used linked below or you can head to Altenew and find them there. I hope you enjoyed the focus on this gorgeous Extra Special stamp set, I think it’s so very pretty. Have a great day!
Hugs – Other Supplies: Laminator
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Mother’s Day – Other Supplies: Altenew Artist Markers – B201 / G702 / G715. Silver Sprinkles / Finger dauber.
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I’m back as Guest Designer for Gerda Steiner Designs and thrilled to be here again with TWO videos to share. I think you are going to adore these fun new Party Animals as much as me, I think my fave is that suave Lion (and I have a card to share featuring him coming up in the future so stay tuned for that).
You can see my first video here or Watch it in HD at Youtube.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9qGBZ7LPWo]
This second card is very special as it is a sneak peek of a set that is yet to be released called ‘Go Wild’. I have a video showing you how it came together.
You can see my video here or Watch it in HD at Youtube.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UbC9UOZpcs]
Head on over to Gerda Steiner to see these fun Party Animals, as well as Moody Unicorns (that’s where the ‘Seriously?’ sentiment came from) and so many other wonderful stamps and digital designs that are available in store! I’ve had a blast creating these, hope you enjoyed them too! Hugs,
Seriously – Other Supplies:
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Go Wild – Other Supplies: Gerda Steiner Designs – Go Wild Stamp Set (available soon). Copic Markers 0 / Y21,26,32 / E37 / W0 Prismacolor Pencils – Goldenrod / Jasmine / Sienna Brown. Zig Clean Color Pens – Carmine Red / Bright Yellow.
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AFFILIATE DISCLOSURE
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Can you believe that we have two hops this month, isn’t it wonderful! this is Altenew’s March 2017 Blog Hop II and if you arrived here from Debby Hughes incredible blog then you are in exactly the right place. Today we are releasing some wonderful new Altenew stamps and dies!
I have heaps to share with you today, a total of three projects and one video! So, lets start with this new Layered Cupcake stamp set, it’s a stamp layering cupcake, but did you see the dots… oh my, I just had to use the teeny weeny one to create my very own sprinkles!
Scroll down for the video and to find out how you can WIN!
and I thought I would share this little photo bomb…….. just before the topple!
Then I just had to make some shaker tags with the new Handmade Tags stamp set and co-ordinating dies. I did also decide to add some of the new Simple Fruits, and aren’t they fun too!
And finally one of my favourite sets from the release, it’s called Hug Me and it’s totally foxy and with a matching die too! Also, did you see I got out the shimmer Spray Inks again…. but there is a video, so you can actually watch that for yourself (scroll just a little bit further….).
You can see my video here or Watch it in HD at Youtube.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXWAftkMFNs]
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To celebrate this release, Altenew is giving away a $50 gift certificate to THREE lucky winners! Please leave a comment on the Altenew blog by Thursday, March 30th at 11:59 pm EST for a chance to win. The winners will be announced on the Altenew blog on Friday, March 31st.
Also I will randomly choose a winner from the comments left on this post (only one per person) to win a $30 gift certificate to the Altenew online store, you have until midnight Wednesday March 29th (AEDT) and I will announce the winners here on Thursday March 30th.
Blog Hop Order
Altenew
Erum Tasneem
Lilith Eeckels
Svitlana Shayevich
Jennifer McGuire
Sveta Fotinia
Agnieszka Malyszek
Vicky Papaioannou
Flora Monika Farkas
Kelly Tribout Latevola
May Sukyong Park
Laura Jane
Nicole Picadura
Laura Bassen
Evelyn Yusuf
Marika Rahtu
Yana Smakula
Lydia Evans
Debby Hughes
Therese Calvird
Kathy Racoosin
Eunyoung Lee
TaeEun Yoo
Virginia Lu
From here you are heading off to KATHY’S wonderful blog I hope you have had the most amazing time. If you would like to start at the beginning you can CLICK HERE.
Hug me – Other Supplies: Altenew Artist Markers – B318 (Ruby Red) Copic Markers 0 / W0 / T2 / Y21 / YR24 / E25. Copic multiliner 0.3mm
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Handmade Tags – Other Supplies: Cardstock Altenew Ruby Red / Cardstock scrap pieces / Twine
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Cupcakes – Other Supplies: Prismacolor Pencils – Cream / Sky Blue Light / Cool Grey 20% / light Umber / Greyed Lavender / Beige / Goldenrod / Deco Pink / Jasmin / Warm Grey 20% / Light Cerulean Blue / Sand Polychromos Pencils – Light Cobalt Turquoise / Grey IV
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Hiya, today I have a share of some cards that I made for the Australian Cardmaking, Stamping & Papercraft magazine for a Stamper’s Challenge. The stamp set and matching dies are from Paper Smooches and are called Sweet Escape. I was surprised at how easy this set was to use and when I started out sketching ideas, they just kept coming…. that hardly ever happens!
So here they are,
Okay, so that was a mass of photos I know, hope you were inspired! Hugs
Let’s Get Away – Other Supplies: Copics – 0 / B000,02 / E25, 31 / BG13 / T0,2 / Y38.
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Missing You – Other Supplies: Cardstock – American Crafts – Charcoal / Ladybug / Stone. Copics – W2,4,7. Prismacolor Pencil – Canary Yellow.
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Escape – Other Supplies: Copics – 0 / B000 / BG11 / E25,31,37,59,99. / G24,40,99. YG17,21,23,91,93. Memento Marker – Pear Tart. Brown Brad. Gold Thread.
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I’m back to Colour with ‘U’ today and it was time to get out my Polychromos pencils and practice. And what better image to practice on that a cute little one from Penny Black illustrated by Mo Manning. I decided to film as I created so you can watch the process.
You can see my video here or Watch it in HD at Youtube.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UV1S5J2jizE]
Hope your week is cruising along nicely, Hugs
Other Supplies : Polychromos Pencils – Warm Grey II, V / cold Grey IV / Dark Sepia / Dark Indigo / Indanthrene Blue / Bluish Turquoise / Phthalo Blue / Light Cobalt Turquoise / Pink Madder Lake / medium Flesh / Rose Carmine / Dark Red / Raw Umber / Burnt Ochre / Sanguine / Walnut Brown / Van-Dyck Brown / Burnt Sienna / Black.
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When I saw the smaller sized Action Wobbles I just knew I ‘had to have‘ them, and now my world is complete lol. They are seriously the perfect size… and for a person who makes very few ‘interactive’ cards, I’m hooked! I decided to film as I created so you can watch the process.
You can see my video here or Watch it in HD at Youtube.
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDNgctLZRso]
I’m so happy that you stopped by to visit today!
Other Supplies: Zig Clean Color Real Brush Markers – Turquoise Green / Light Green / Light Blue / Mustard / Mid Brown / Gray Brown / Dark Gray.
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